Sailing & BS thread

I searched and did not find!

Any Sailors on TW???

I found the boating & fishing forum section, but all the unfortunate 'boats' on there are missing sails and masts... it was quite depressing!

I came across this very 'salty' looking Hermann Cat (a 'traditional' Cat rigged sailboat (Gaff rigged) such as were found in the vicinity of Cape Cod, MA. (a 'Catboat').

I found this in California, which is quite a rare sight. Managed to get it down to the right price, and so I could not help drive away with it...

The shoal draft, barn door rudder + centerboard will be great for my boys to sail in shallow Morro Bay and vicinity.

The cat rig allows impressive roominess in this 17' sailboat. It will be great to spend some nights at anchor in it!

I have a few bits of hardware to sort out on the gaff rig and then we can toss it in the water to get her properly rigged and trimmed.

If anyone here has a gaff rigged boat, please reach out! - I've got a few rigging questions!

I've sailed gaff rigged boats before (-mostly in the Netherlands) but those were wooden spars. This has all aluminum spars.

 

I’m a sailor. I have a Venture 17 that I sail on Long Island Sound out of New Haven. Nice boat you have there. I have affinity for Catboats. There is a sailing thread. It’s not overly active but is here: https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/sailing.489473/

 

Nice - Thanks!
- I did do a thorough search - and it did not pop up!

This is great! (This gives me 21 pages to read through...)

I'll contribute some banter and a few pictures...

Maybe one of our illustrious admins can merge this thread over.

How does one invoke admin?? - Without getting banned, I mean.